Corrosion Resistance of Mild Steel in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution in Presence of Chloride Ions An Overview

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1 Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta 2015, 33(3), DOI: /pea PORTUGALIAE ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA ISSN Corrosion Resistance of Mild Steel in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution in Presence of Chloride Ions An Overview P. Nithya Devi, a,* S. Rajendran, b J. Sathiyabama, a R. Joseph Rathish, c S. Santhanaprabha, c J.Jeyasundrai d and T. Umasankareswari e a PG and Research Department of Chemistry, G.T.N. Arts College, Dindigul , India b Corrosion Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, RVS School of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul , India c PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul, India d PG and Research Department of Chemistry, SVN College, Madurai, India e Department of Chemistry, Rajapalyam Rajus College, Rajapalayam, India Received 8 June 2015; accepted 26 June 2015 Abstract Concrete is one of the most widely used engineering materials for construction. Its durability is a major problem affecting the service life of the engineering structures. Various technologies such as cathodic protection and the use of corrosion inhibitors are used to improve the durability of reinforced concrete. Various organic and inorganic inhibitors, and also extracts of natural products have been used as corrosion inhibitors. Corrosion resistance of rebars has been evaluated by electrochemical studies such as polarization study and AC impedance spectra. The protective films formed on the metal surface have been analyzed by NMR, FTIR spectra, SEM, AFM and XRD. Keywords: Simulated concrete pore solution, concrete structure, corrosion, mild steel, inhibitors. Introduction It is generally accepted that concrete is one of the most widely used engineering materials for constructions, and its durability is the major problem affecting the service life of the engineering structures. Corrosion of the steel reinforcement is one of the main reasons causing the premature deterioration of reinforced concrete [1-2], and leading to a significant economic loss [3]. * Corresponding author. address: wmanonithi@gmail.com

2 In order to improve the durability of reinforced concrete, various technologies and methods were applied [4], e.g. patch repairs [5], coatings [6], sealing and membranes for concrete surface [7], special steel bar (stainless steel bar, epoxy coated steel reinforcement, et al.) [8-9], electrochemical protection (including cathodic protection, electrochemical realkalization and electrochemical chloride extraction (ECE) [10-14] and corrosion inhibitors [15-18]). Due to its excellent inhibition performance, low cost and labor saving, corrosion inhibitor is considered as one of the most effective, long-term corrosion protection methods for steel reinforcement [19]. Traditional corrosion inhibitors are divided into inorganic (mainly nitrites) and organic (alkanolamine and their inorganic, organic acid salt mixtures) substances. Although nitrites were widely reported as efficient corrosion inhibitors [20-21], due to their carcinogenicity and biological toxicity, they are forbidden in many European countries, i.e., Germany and Switzerland [22]. Alcoholamine [23-24] is a widely used organic corrosion inhibitor; however, there are still conflicting opinions about its effectiveness and different mechanisms were also reported: Kern and Landolt [25] suggested that organic inhibitors adsorbed on the steel surface, forming a barrier layer to prevent steel dissolution. Violetta et al. [26] revealed that these inhibitors can both halt the anodic and cathodic reactions, reducing the corrosion rate of reinforcing steel. Heiyantuduwa [27] proved that the alcoholamine presented a corrosion inhibition effect only for the chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcement. In recent years, the electrochemical migrating corrosion inhibitors were also investigated [28-30], which can be applied in the electrochemical salt extraction process. However, the available electrochemical migrating corrosion inhibitors are limited, and the related corrosion inhibition mechanism is still not clear. Therefore, it is very important to further investigate the exact mechanisms and develop a tailored type of high efficient organic corrosion inhibitor. The corrosion inhibition performance of steel reinforcement in a simulated concrete pore solution containing 3.5 wt.% NaCl in the presence of a tailored cationic type of imidazoline quaternary ammonium salt corrosion inhibitor has been characterized by electrochemical measurements and surface analysis. The results indicate that the IQS can significantly improve the polarization resistance and pitting potential and reduce the corrosion current density of reinforcement. The main inhibition mechanism is most likely due to the adsorption of the corrosion inhibitor on the steel surface, leading to a reduced corrosion current density of the steel reinforcement [31]. The inhibition properties of aspartic and lactic acid salts are compared with nitrite ions with regard to their effect on critical chloride concentration. The tests were carried out on carbon steel specimens in simulated pore solutions with initial ph in the range of 12.6 to The critical chloride concentrations were estimated through multiple specimen potentiostatic tests at potentials in the usual range for passive rebar in noncarbonated concrete structures. During tests, chloride ions were progressively added until all specimens showed localized attack, obtaining cumulative distribution curves reporting the fraction of corroded specimens as a function of chloride concentration. The presence of the organic inhibitors on the passivity film was detected by IR spectra. The results 196

3 confirm that 0.1 M aspartate exhibits an inhibiting effect comparable with nitrite ions of the same concentration. Calcium lactate does not increase critical chloride concentration; however it appears to promote the formation of a massive scale, reducing the corrosion propagation [32]. The corrosion inhibition effect and mechanism of D-sodium gluconate for reinforcing steel in the simulated concrete pore solution containing Cl- were studied by electrochemical techniques, including corrosion potential, potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements. The results indicate that 0.01 M D-sodium gluconate showed a good corrosion inhibition effect on reinforcing steel in the simulated concrete pore solution containing 0.1 M NaCl because it strongly hindered the anodic reactions. The inhibition mechanism could be explained on the basis of the competitive adsorption between gluconate anions and chloride ions on the reinforcing steel surface. And D-sodium gluconate could eventually form a compact adsorptive film by strong chelation and effectively inhibit the initiation of reinforcing steel corrosion [33]. The inhibition of corrosion of reinforcing steel in simulated concrete pore solution (SCPS) has been studied using mass loss, gasometric measurements, potentiodynamic polarization and impedance studies using Mezlocillin (MZN) as a green inhibitor. The studies clearly revealed that MZN acted as a cathodic inhibitor. Diffused reflectance spectra confirmed the formation of an adsorbed film of the inhibitor on reinforcing steel in SCPS [34]. Novel azomethine-based polyester is synthesized and the structure of the products is confirmed by 1H NMR, FT-IR, and XRD. The as synthesized polymer is employed as inhibitor against the corrosion of rebar in artificially simulated concrete pore solution with chloride contamination (blank) by means of Tafel polarization and electrochemical impedance measurements. For the first time in literature, azomethine polyester is employed as inhibitor for rebar corrosion. Polarization studies exhibited the maximum inhibition efficiency of 98% at 1000 ppm concentration. Electrochemical studies revealed the mixedtype nature of the inhibitors. The adsorption behavior of as synthesized polymeric inhibitor obeys the Langmuir adsorption model. Mechanisms reveal the entire molecule is expected to adsorb on to the metal surface with near flat orientation and they tend to arrange themselves parallel to each other covering the entire metal surface, hence, preventing the ingress of aggressive species to the metal surface. Further, SEM and atomic force microscope have proven the presence of an adsorptive layer on the rebar under the simulated atmosphere [35]. Rajendran et al. have extensively studied the corrosion resistance of metals in simulated concrete pore solution in presence of inhibitors [36-39]. Conclusions 1. Various methods are employed to prevent corrosion of rebar such as cathodic protection, electrochemical and chloride interaction, addition of inhibitors in simulated concrete pore solution in presence of chloride ions. 197

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